富國強兵
Chinese
edit| rich country; to make one's country rich | powerful army; to increase the military force; to build up military power | ||
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| trad. (富國強兵) | 富國 | 強兵 | |
| simp. (富国强兵) | 富国 | 强兵 | |
| anagram | 國富兵強／国富兵强 | ||
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fùguóciángbing
- Wade–Giles: fu4-kuo2-chʻiang2-ping1
- Yale: fù-gwó-chyáng-bīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fuhgwochyangbing
- Palladius: фугоцянбин (fugocjanbin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fu⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ piŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fu3 gwok3 koeng4 bing1
- Yale: fu gwok kèuhng bīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: fu3 gwok8 koeng4 bing1
- Guangdong Romanization: fu3 guog3 kêng4 bing1
- Sinological IPA (key): /fuː³³ kʷɔːk̚³ kʰœːŋ²¹ pɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit富國強兵
- to make the country rich and the military powerful
- 故治國者，其摶力也，以富國強兵也；其殺力也，以事敵勸農也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Lord Shang, circa 3rd century BCE, translated based on J.J.L. Duyvendak's version
- Gù zhìguó zhě, qí tuánlì yě, yǐ fùguóqiángbīng yě; qí shālì yě, yǐ shì dí quàn nóng yě. [Pinyin]
- Therefore, for one who administers a country, the way to consolidate its strength, is to make the country rich and its soldiers strong; the way to reduce the people's force is to attack the enemy and to encourage the people.
故治国者，其抟力也，以富国强兵也；其杀力也，以事敌劝农也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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